Hunt Appraisal District Budgets Total $93 MM / Year
Hunt County Appraisal District budgets total $2.93 million per year to represent taxing entities. Their board of directors is selected by taxing entities and appoints the chief appraiser. There is no one at the appraisal district representing the property owner. Hunt CAD has a staff of 23 in 2021, versus 22 in 2015. Hunt CAD employed 12 appraisers in 2021 to represent tax entities versus 12 in 2015. The appraisal district budget is paid by tax entities. Even the playing field by enrolling in the Property Tax Protection Program. There are no flat fees and no upfront costs. Never pay anything unless we reduce your property taxes that year. Simple 3 step program: 1) enroll in 3 minutes, 2) relax and 3) save.
Total 2018 CAD Budget Including ARBSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Budget | 1.977 | 2.057 | 2.170 | 2.306 | 2.473 | 2.671 | 2.861 | 2.931 | 3.419 | 3.863 | 4.32 | |
| ARB Operations Budget | 0.0205 | 0.0205 | 0.0145 | 0.0145 | 0.0173 | 0.0231 | 0.0297 | 0.0307 | 0.0450 | 0.045 | 0.051 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since YOU can spend YOUR money better than the government.
Hunt County CAD Operations and Budgets
Hunt County Appraisal District (Hunt CAD) is a mystery to many people.
- 1. Why do they exist?
- 2. Who runs the operation?
- 3. Who funds the operation?
Hunt County Appraisal District is a quasi-governmental operation made possible by Tax Code Section 6 regarding the establishment of one appraisal district in each county. Appraisal districts were legislated into existence in 1979 to begin operation in 1981; the legislation is known as the “Peveto Bill”, based on the sponsor. Previously each city, county and school district valued property in their jurisdiction separately and had hearings regarding value. The board of directors consists of representatives of largest tax entities (school, county, city, MUDs, special districts). They are largely a “budget board” with two responsibilities: 1) select the chief appraiser (who runs the appraisal district) and 2) approve the annual budget. Hunt County Appraisal District's budget was $2.93 million in 2021, up 52% from $1.92 million in 2014. The Hunt CAD budget is $42 per tax parcel versus $28 per tax parcel statewide.
Hunt CAD Total CAD Budget Including ARB
Hunt County Appraisal Districts annual budget, along with the budget for the ARB are below. Texas appraisal district budgets are substantial. These are public servants paid with public money. Do you feel like a valued client when you visit the appraisal district? Are you surprised at the amount of budget for Hunt County Appraisal District?
The 2021 budget for the Hunt County Appraisal Review Board was $30,700 versus $20,530 in 2014.
Total Property Taxes Levied Hunt CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Property Taxes Levied | 0.1044 | 0.1074 | 0.1105 | 0.1259 | 0.1253 | 0.1381 | 0.1474 | 0.1737 | 0.1892 | 0.2004 | 0.1737 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Appealing annually helps the appraisal district avoid over-taxing a property for both market value and unequal appraisal.
Hunt County Total Amount of Property Taxes Levied
Hunt County tax entities total tax levies have been growing much faster than inflation. This has caused property taxes to rise much faster than inflation. Wage increases have been lean for the past 10 years. However, the total property tax levy for Hunt County and others have increased 7 to 10% consistently. This was a primary factor in the legislature passing Senate Bill 2 in 2019.
Property taxes for Hunt County tax entities rose from $104 million in 2014 to $173 million in 66% increase.
FTE Positions In Budget Total - Hunt CADSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Total Number of FTEs | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 28 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Valuation is a subjective matter where reasonable people can differ.
FTE Positions In Budget Total
Hunt County Appraisal District staffing levels are illustrated below. Hunt County Appraisal District staff totaled 22 in 2015 and 23 in 2021. The number of appraisers was 12 in 2015 versus 12 in 2021. The number of administrative / clerical staff was 10 in 2015 versus 11 in 2021.
FTEs Assigned to the Appraisal - Hunt CADSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| FTEs Appraisal Total | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | |
| Residential | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| Commercial | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| All Other | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since It is a great way to slow the growth of government spending (of your money).
Hunt CAD FTEs Assigned to the Property Appraisal
The number of appraisers at Hunt CAD in 2015 was 12 versus 12 in 2021. Texas appraisal districts employed a total of 2,293 appraisers in 2021, or one appraiser per 9,141 tax parcels. The graph provides a total and individual numbers for residential and commercial by year.
The 12 appraisers employed by Hunt County Appraisal District value 70,546 tax parcel, or 5,879 tax parcels per appraiser. The Texas average is 9,141 tax parcels per appraiser.